Water-escape for buildings.



S. S. COVERT.

WATER ESCAPE FOR BUILDINGS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 5. 1914.

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WATER-ESCAPE FOR BUILDINGS.

Application filed September 5, 1914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, STANLEY S. CovnR'r, acitizen of the United States, and resident of Montclair, in the countyof Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in l/Vater-Escapes for Buildings, of which the following isa specification.

The object of my invention is to provide improved means to be installedin buildings for draining water from the surface of the floors, such aswhen the floors are flooded during a fire, for washing purposes, and thelike.

In carrying out my invention I provide a section or fitting adapted tobe installed in a floor and connected in a line of piping in thebuilding, said section or fitting being provided with ports adapted tobe located close to the floor surface, and within such section orfitting I insert a pipe from a floor above, the lower end of said pipeextending below the lower edges of said ports providing a space betweensuch part of the pipe and said section or fitting, whereby water passingthrough such pipe from above will flow through such section or fittingwithout spilling through such ports, and will serve to aid in drawingwater through such ports, said ports also serving for the escape ofwater from the adjacent floor. The lower end of said section or fittingis connected with a pipe either leading to a similar fitting in thefloor below or to an outlet for the water leading to the exterior of thebuilding or elsewhere, as desired.

My invention further comprises novel details of improvement andcombinations of parts that will be more fully hereinafter set forth andthen pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof,wherein,

Figure 1 is a vertical section illustrating my improvements installed ina floor, and Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2, 2, in Fig. 1.

The numeral 1 indicates my improved section or fitting which is shownhollow and having an opening 1 at its upper end adapted to receive apipe 2 from a floor above, which section or fitting is provided with anydesired number of ports 3. The lower end of section or fitting 1 isadapted to tightly receive a pipe 2, as by screw threads at 4, and whenthe sections 1 are fitted to several floors, one above the other, thepipe 2 from Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 22, 1915.

Serial No. 860,312.

one section or fitting leads to the opening 1 of the fitting below, andso on down through the building to the outlet of such pipes. The lowerend of section or fitting 1 is shown reduced and tapering at 1 toreceive the lower pipe, while the section thereabove is suflicientlylarge to provide a space therein around the lower end of the pipedepending thereinto. The sections or fitt1ngs 1 may be placed in thefloor 5 of the building when the floor is set, and extending above andbelow the floor, and said section or fitting is shown provided with anexternal flange or web 6 that is buried in the floor, which serves toaid in supporting the section or fitting in the floor, and to aid inpreventing the passage of water around the fitting. Braces 7 may beprovided uniting the flange 6 with the section or fitting 1 serving tostrengthen the parts, and to this end the section 1 with the flange orweb 6 and brace 7 may be cast integral in a single piece of metal.lVhile the lowermost pipe 2 may be connected to any suitable outlet forthe water, I have shown the same connected to an elbow 8 communicatingby a pipe 9 through a side wall 10 of the building, and having a valve11 hinged at the outer end of pipe 9, as upon a casting 12 fitted uponthe outer end of said pipe, said valve preventing the ingress of coldair, but being adapted to open upon slight pressure of Water from abovefor the outflow of such water.

In installing my improvements in a building, the sections or fittings 1are placed in the floor 5, one below the other, in such position thatthe ports 3 may be slightly below or substantially flush with the uppersurface of the floor and extending thereabove with the flanges 6 buriedin the floor as shown, and the upper end of each pipe is connected at 1with the lower end of the corresponding upper section or fitting and ledinto the opening 1 of the lower section or fitting, but with sufiicientlooseness to provide for contraction and expanding of the parts. IVhen afloor is flooded, as during a fire, and when the floor is being washed,the water will pass through the ports 3 of the section or fitting andwill thus drain the floor, and when water from above flows through asection or fitting 1, said water will be carried below the correspondingports 3 to prevent the water from spilling or passing through such portsupon such floor, and such water flowing through such section or fittingwill also serve to increase the low of water that may accumulate on afioor around the ports of such section or fitting.

My improvements may be installed in lines of piping in various placesthroughout buildings, so that the pipes may extend in a verticaldirection and receive water from the fioors, which water may flow downin a straight line to the lower outlet pipe, without the necessity ofusing elbows and lateral piping upon floors for carrying the water fromfloor drains to a distant stand pipe.

Changes may be made in the details of construction and arrangement ofparts set forth, as the same may be varied, within the scope of theappended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having now described my invention what I claim is 1. The combination ofa hollow section or fitting adapted to be installed in a floor, andprovided with one or more ports extending above and adapted to registerwith the upper surface of the floor, combined with a-pipe extendingloosely into the upper end of the section or fitting opposed to saidport or ports at a distance therefrom, said pipe terminating within thefitting below said ports and a pipe leading from the lower part of saidsection or fitting.

2. The combination of a hollow section or fitting adapted to beinstalled in a floor, and provided with one or more ports extendingabove and adapted to register with the upper surface of the floor,combined with a pipe extending loosely into the upper end of the sectionor fitting opposed to said port or ports at a distance therefrom,providing a space between the fitting and pipe opposed to said ports,said pipe terminating wlthin said section or fitting below said port orports, and a pipe leading from the lower part of said section orfitting.

3. The combination of a hollow section or fitting adapted to beinstalled in a floor, and provided with one or more ports extendingabove and adapted to register with the upper surface of the floor,combined with a pipe extending into the upper end of the section orfitting opposed to said port or ports at a distance therefrom, the lowerportion of said section or fitting being reduced in diameter, and asecond pipe leading from said reduced portion of said section orfitting, said pipe at its upper end being spaced from the first namedpipe.

4. The combination of a hollow section or fitting adapted to beinstalled in a floor, and provided with one or more ports adapted toregister with the upper surface of the floor, combined with a pipeextending loosely into the upper end of the section or fitting opposedto said port or ports at a distance therefrom, said pipe terminatingwithin said section or fitting below said ports, and a pipe leading fromthe lower part of said section or fitting, said section or fittinghaving a laterally disposed flange embedded in the floor.

5. The combination of a hollow section or fitting adapted to beinstalled in a floor, and provided with one or more ports adapted toregister with the upper surface of the floor, combined with a pipeextending into the upper end of the section or fitting opposed to saidport or ports at a distance therefrom, a pipe leading from the lowerpart of said section or fitting, a. laterally disposed pipe connectedwith the last named pipe and lead ing through a wall below said sectionor fitting, and a valve pivotally carried upon the outer end of thelateral pipe to deliver water without said wall.

6. A section or fitting of the character described having an inwardlydisposed upper portion provided with an opening to receive a pipe andhaving one or more openings in its side wall, the lower portion of saidsection or fitting being reduced and downwardly tapering.

Signed at lVeld, in the county of Franklin and State of Maine, thisfirst day of September, A. D. 1914:.

STANLEY S. COVERT.

Witnesses:

HENRY WV. BRAGG, ELMER P. ME'roALF.

O'opies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C.

